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Thank you!

I picked up my order of Green Queens this morning from Meyer and forgot to ask what breed my meal maker chick is. She’s a day old. The photo of her in the brooder (standing on the feeder, of course) is to show the brown stripe marking on her back. She may very well be a GQ, but the Meyer site...

Thanks for this informative post! I agree with @Penpal - You could publish an article in Backwoods Home or Self-Reliance magazines with photos and your setup. Lots of homesteaders start out in the suburbs and don't have a lot of room, so automatically assume they can't raise meat birds. I know I...

I really appreciate this. Because I'm new to chickens and I feel the same way about my flock - I appreciate their natural instincts, and want to balance that with the safety of both humans and animals.

I only have experience with Meyer, and I live about 30 min away so it's a no-brainer for me. I picked up my first order from them in summer 2023 and had one male. After some back and forth via email, they credited me. Picking up a few Green Queens and a batch of meat chicks this coming April.

I would have asked her if she'd like to come out back and talk to the girls and see if she could convince them to lay faster. :lol:

Hey, I found the Ohioans thread! :D I'm originally from the Akron/Canton area, lived in the Cleveland suburbs for 23 years before we bought a home on 18 acres in SW Medina county. We're getting chickens this fall - I have an order for August for Cinnamon Queens, Buff Orps, Cuckoo Marans, and...

OMG so adorable!

Great article - lots of info! We are keeping our chickens next to the garden, so we may enclose the entire area with electric fence. One note - it appears that a few of the videos are 'personal' and can't be viewed any longer.

I appreciate this forum so much. I can't begin to tell you all how much help I've received just reading, reviewing, and making notes based on others' experiences and suggestions! 🥰

After lots of discussion, I'm going to adjust our hatchery order so that we have a mixed flock instead of all Buff Orps. We're in NE Ohio, so they must be cold/heat hardy; I can handle a couple of broody birds, but no more than that (which is why Black Australorps aren't on the list); Main...

Hi - your setup looks great! Do you keep in your kitchen year round? Do you have issues with drainage or do you just know the right amount of water?

I will do some more reading (I see from your signature that you are a fan!). I'm pretty basic myself, so I'm happy with basic chickens 😆

I'm in NE Ohio with cold winters and hot summers. From what I've read, Buffs are tolerant to both, larger breed, human-friendly (dependent on individual personality, of course), and dual-purpose. Mainly, it's because we see a lot of people keeping Buffs in our area, which tells me they survive...

Good idea - we won't have the coop ready until summer (the kit is being shipped and won't arrive until June), so I may just wait until later to see if their hatch dates change. Also, hi, neighbor! :frow